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Website:
http://vesperapp.co/
iTunes link: ($2.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vesper/id655895325?mt=8
Vesper v2 is a beefed-up note-taking app for iOS 8; it's basically like Gmail for Notes, which I'll explain shortly. It's sort of a cross between Notes, Evernote, and Clear. Evernote has been getting a bit too cluttered for my tastes; I like the fast access of Apple's default Notes app, but it's limited in various ways (sorting, adding images, etc.). I also like Clear's ability to sort via tap & hold, but wanted something I could tuck a snapshot into as well. Vesper combines all of these things into one app.
It was originally designed by a small group that included John Gruber from Daring Fireball. Version 2 included Vesper Sync, which is a free cloud service for syncing to their cloud service using your email address in a secure manner. The cloud service is free since the app is pay-for. There are no plans to port it to Android, but they are working on Vesper for Mac, which I am very much looking forward to.
Anyway, the main view gives you a listing of all notes. There's no lines or anything; the way you can tell notes apart from one another is that the first line of the note because the title in a bold font. The list view of the notes shows 3 lines: the first line in bold, as the title, and then two additional lines under that as a preview, similar to email. It can also preview an attached picture. Here's a screenshot:
http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purpl...eac-c5de-4e4d-759eb65dd0aa/screen568x568.jpeg
You can sort the order of the notes by tapping & dragging up or down, so if you have some go-to information that you want stored at the top of the list, it's easy to move it there. Similar to Gmail, you have the "All Notes" view & then the Archive view. Just slide a note to the left to move it out of sight. You can then go into the Archive to either delete it, or restore it.
In addition to the All Notes & Archive views, there's also tags. Similar to Gmail's label system, you can attach multiple tags to one note. Adding tags is super easy (just tap the word Tag at the bottom), so there's no friction for keeping things organized. So you basically have 3 views:
1. All Notes
2. Tags (as many as you want)
3. Archive
Limitations:
1. Only lets you attach one photo per note
2. No Android, web, or desktop app (Mac version in the works)
3. Not as complex as other apps like Evernote (ex. you can only attach one picture per note)
Benefits:
1. "Low friction" - easy to hop in & add a note
2. All Notes & Archive views (plus individual Tag view)
3. Tagging system (including multiple tags per note)
4. Free sync service
5. Upcoming Mac version
6. Search function (slide down from the top)
So it's basically a step up from the default Apple Notes app - nicer to look at, friendly to use, with a tiny bit of organizational smarts baked in. I experiment a lot with the GTD style of stay on top of things; I like this because it lets you hold relevant information that you need in an easy, sortable manner.
http://vesperapp.co/
iTunes link: ($2.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vesper/id655895325?mt=8
Vesper v2 is a beefed-up note-taking app for iOS 8; it's basically like Gmail for Notes, which I'll explain shortly. It's sort of a cross between Notes, Evernote, and Clear. Evernote has been getting a bit too cluttered for my tastes; I like the fast access of Apple's default Notes app, but it's limited in various ways (sorting, adding images, etc.). I also like Clear's ability to sort via tap & hold, but wanted something I could tuck a snapshot into as well. Vesper combines all of these things into one app.
It was originally designed by a small group that included John Gruber from Daring Fireball. Version 2 included Vesper Sync, which is a free cloud service for syncing to their cloud service using your email address in a secure manner. The cloud service is free since the app is pay-for. There are no plans to port it to Android, but they are working on Vesper for Mac, which I am very much looking forward to.
Anyway, the main view gives you a listing of all notes. There's no lines or anything; the way you can tell notes apart from one another is that the first line of the note because the title in a bold font. The list view of the notes shows 3 lines: the first line in bold, as the title, and then two additional lines under that as a preview, similar to email. It can also preview an attached picture. Here's a screenshot:
http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purpl...eac-c5de-4e4d-759eb65dd0aa/screen568x568.jpeg
You can sort the order of the notes by tapping & dragging up or down, so if you have some go-to information that you want stored at the top of the list, it's easy to move it there. Similar to Gmail, you have the "All Notes" view & then the Archive view. Just slide a note to the left to move it out of sight. You can then go into the Archive to either delete it, or restore it.
In addition to the All Notes & Archive views, there's also tags. Similar to Gmail's label system, you can attach multiple tags to one note. Adding tags is super easy (just tap the word Tag at the bottom), so there's no friction for keeping things organized. So you basically have 3 views:
1. All Notes
2. Tags (as many as you want)
3. Archive
Limitations:
1. Only lets you attach one photo per note
2. No Android, web, or desktop app (Mac version in the works)
3. Not as complex as other apps like Evernote (ex. you can only attach one picture per note)
Benefits:
1. "Low friction" - easy to hop in & add a note
2. All Notes & Archive views (plus individual Tag view)
3. Tagging system (including multiple tags per note)
4. Free sync service
5. Upcoming Mac version
6. Search function (slide down from the top)
So it's basically a step up from the default Apple Notes app - nicer to look at, friendly to use, with a tiny bit of organizational smarts baked in. I experiment a lot with the GTD style of stay on top of things; I like this because it lets you hold relevant information that you need in an easy, sortable manner.
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